[SC2]Destination

On April 25 2010 05:53 Elaeli wrote:
The center bridges were the whole point of Destination ..

On April 25 2010 05:56 YoureFired wrote:


Yeah sorry, I think that the bridges would make SC2 even more interesting (due to much more mobile armies) and would not lead to the mass camping strategies of BW

Still, nice map. 4/5

On April 25 2010 05:58 Marradron wrote:
It seems also the ramps to the 3 and 9 oclock expansions are too wide compared to original. Harder to hold like that

On April 25 2010 06:28 EchOne wrote:
I'm not really digging the whole open terrain theme in this version. If Protoss wants to maximize force field effect he will just fight along the cliffs and expos along the sides of the map. He can bust Colossus antics there too, so literally the only confrontations he will engage in will be at his bases or yours.

In original Destination, the terrain and bridges in the middle not only make middle areas more defensible, and thus worth defending, they maintain multiple avenues, which results in a wider, more defined range of army movement options. If you look at Nightmarjoo's map making guide (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=95409) he discusses linearity and pathing and how they relate to the number of viable paths. The original Destination had quite the bevy of viable paths compared to this incarnation.

Now I will admit that part of the huge difference between BW and SC2 is the effect of terrain, not just because of the difference in how high ground works, but also because of how the match-ups in general work. Therefore old wisdom from BW mapping may apply differently or not at all.

I'm also personally annoyed that one reason you cite for avoiding "tight" terrain is one ability's supposed imbalance that doesn't even have a consensus around it.

Anyways good luck with your future mapping endeavors.

On April 25 2010 06:56 Cube wrote:
instead of bridges in the middle, you could just throw down some terrain, like a divider or a platform or something, it looks so barren...

On April 25 2010 07:05 sLiniss wrote:
Yeayea, bridges, blahblahblah.

People have criticized enough. I just want to say great job! The map looks well constructed

On April 25 2010 08:42 Tom Phoenix wrote:
I like it. I like it a lot, actually. That said, I wonder if it would be better on the Desert Oasis tileset then this ergh...::Desert one.

On April 25 2010 09:11 3FFA wrote:

Then maybe people should remake maps in all tile sets to make people happy.